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Saturday, April 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, comedian and actress Carol Burnett was born in San Antonio. She became one of the first women to host … Continue reading Saturday, April 26, 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1910, the Texas Industrial Congress was organized at San Antonio with a mission to promote Texas agriculture, commerce, and industry.  … Continue reading Saturday, April 19, 2025

Saturday, April 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1758, Spanish military captain Luís Antonio Menchaca was awarded nearly 50,000 acres of land in present-day Karnes and Wilson counties, … Continue reading Saturday, April 12, 2025

Saturday, April 5, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1896, lawman George Scarborough shot and killed celebrated gunman John Selman in El Paso, marking the third notorious outlaw Scarborough … Continue reading Saturday, April 5, 2025

Saturday, March 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1965, Sam Rayburn Reservoir began filling up as water was impounded by a dam on the Angelina River. Named after … Continue reading Saturday, March 29, 2025

Friday, November 29, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1838, Methodist preacher Jesse Hord crossed the Sabine River into Texas at Gaines Ferry. Over the next few years, he … Continue reading Friday, November 29, 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1917, the Ferguson Forum, a weekly political newspaper spearheaded by Governor James E. Ferguson, began publication in Temple. It remained … Continue reading Friday, November 8, 2024

Thursday, November 7, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1835, fifty-eight delegates at a gathering in San Felipe signed a statement of causes for taking up arms against Mexico. We’re … Continue reading Thursday, November 7, 2024

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1528, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and 80 other survivors of the Narváez expedition washed up on Galveston Island after … Continue reading Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1806, the United States and Spain, seeking to avoid an armed conflict, signed an agreement establishing the area between the … Continue reading Tuesday, November 5, 2024